Saturday, June 16, 2012

Birding in Riverside

Here are a few more of the birds we saw at Riverside, mostly at the AgOps area of my new institution, UC Riverside. The western kingbird was at a nearby park. The Western Wood-Pewee was a new bird to us.

Western Kingbird
Western Kingbird

Western Wood Peewee
Western Wood-Pewee

Acorn Woodpecker
Acorn Woodpecker

Baby Western Bluebird
Baby Western Bluebird

Lark Sparrow
Lark Sparrow

Says Phoebe
Say's Phoebe

Black Phoebe
Black Phoebe







Northern Flickers

We were out in Riverside, California again and went birding with some people at UC Riverside. One of the highlights for us was the red-shafted northern flicker. We get the yellow shafted in NJ.

Red Shafted Northern Flicker
Red Shafted Northern Flicker


The Red-shafted Northern Flicker lives in western North America. They are red under the tail and underwings and have red under their tail. Males have a red moustache.


Northern Flicker
Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker

The Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker lives in eastern North America. They are yellow under the tail and underwings and have yellow under their tail. Males have a black moustache.